In the article, “Long-term health effects of particulate and other ambient air pollution”, the authors bring to light some simple facts about air pollution that has various negative health effects. The authors state that “There is no specific air pollution disease; air pollution has to be considered a component cause for a variety of multifactorial health outcomes” (Künzli & Tager, 2000, para 4). Based on their research the authors reveal that many long term studies are underfunded and lack substantial results that identify concrete answers that correlate directly to specific disease. In spite, of theses blunders in government funding and regulation, the long term effects of corporate air pollution continues to slowly poison the society’s that reside around industrial air pollution ((Künzli & Tager, 2000). The reality of corporate responsibility is that there are many corporations who wholly comprise their responsibility based on their business plans and embrace their customer’s requirements to be socially responsible. These corporations provide opportunities for their employees to be promoted within the firm, support not for profit organizations and give foundation for local society initiatives that target local poverty and strife. The fact that many corporations realize and embrace the requirement that customers demand the corporation to act responsibly is a tribute to the society that we live in. We in America are founded on laws and regulations that govern our society for the betterment of our country and our citizens. The problem among many of these corporate giants who ignore regulation, is that our government as a whole doesn’t hold them accountable for their acts of defiance. Because of this, the only way that corporate governance is held in check is through the customers who demand social responsibility. The problem with this aspect of consumer demand is that this relies more on the commercial aspect of corporations where consumer influence is the weapon of choice. The largest polluters are chemical, oil, and industrial manufacturers who have a track record of pollution violations and are many times not recognized or identified by the average citizen. Many of these violators are willing to push the envelope of regulation putting profits above ethical compliance dismissing social responsibility and the citizens who will be affected. The other aspect to social responsibility in the corporate environment is the stakeholders who not only fund corporations through investment, but also
In the article, “Long-term health effects of particulate and other ambient air pollution”, the authors bring to light some simple facts about air pollution that has various negative health effects. The authors state that “There is no specific air pollution disease; air pollution has to be considered a component cause for a variety of multifactorial health outcomes” (Künzli & Tager, 2000, para 4). Based on their research the authors reveal that many long term studies are underfunded and lack substantial results that identify concrete answers that correlate directly to specific disease. In spite, of theses blunders in government funding and regulation, the long term effects of corporate air pollution continues to slowly poison the society’s that reside around industrial air pollution ((Künzli & Tager, 2000). The reality of corporate responsibility is that there are many corporations who wholly comprise their responsibility based on their business plans and embrace their customer’s requirements to be socially responsible. These corporations provide opportunities for their employees to be promoted within the firm, support not for profit organizations and give foundation for local society initiatives that target local poverty and strife. The fact that many corporations realize and embrace the requirement that customers demand the corporation to act responsibly is a tribute to the society that we live in. We in America are founded on laws and regulations that govern our society for the betterment of our country and our citizens. The problem among many of these corporate giants who ignore regulation, is that our government as a whole doesn’t hold them accountable for their acts of defiance. Because of this, the only way that corporate governance is held in check is through the customers who demand social responsibility. The problem with this aspect of consumer demand is that this relies more on the commercial aspect of corporations where consumer influence is the weapon of choice. The largest polluters are chemical, oil, and industrial manufacturers who have a track record of pollution violations and are many times not recognized or identified by the average citizen. Many of these violators are willing to push the envelope of regulation putting profits above ethical compliance dismissing social responsibility and the citizens who will be affected. The other aspect to social responsibility in the corporate environment is the stakeholders who not only fund corporations through investment, but also